Kozhikode District and Sessions Judge S. Krishnakumar who had stirred up a controversy following his observations about the dressing of the survivor in a sexual harassment case booked against writer Civic Chandran was transferred out of the district.
He was shifted as the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Kollam, on Tuesday. S. Muralee Krishna, District and Sessions Judge, Manjeri, will be the new Kozhikode District and Sessions Judge.
The transfer order of Mr. Krishnakumar, which was published on the website of the Kerala High Court late in the night, came along with that of three others as part of routine administrative affair. Interestingly, the transfer order comes almost a week after the controversial order that had invited international media attention.
